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If you’re a bootstrapped startup, turn to user-centered design to thrive during adversity

TechCrunch

We launched in 2007, right in the middle of the Great Recession, so external funding was not an option. I was lucky that our target users were software quality assurance professionals and project managers, and I was working for a company that did lots of project management and software testing.

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Top Project Management Challenges

Strategy Driven

It’s a staggering number to consider, and even more shocking, it’s due in part to the fact that over the last year, less than a third of all projects were successfully completed on time and on budget. Ask any project manager, and you’ll hear that one of the top problems that they face is a high tolerance for failure. Evaluation.

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How Agile Project Management Can Improve Your B2B Business

Strategy Driven

Agile project management can seem to be complex and daunting to undertake but it doesn’t need to be. The success of projects is dependent on various factors, some of which are beyond the control your business. However, those elements which can be controlled should be carefully managed to ensure the success of your project.

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Arbisoft co-founder Yasser Bashir on building trust with early-stage startups

TechCrunch

Co-founded in 2007 by Yasser Bashir, Arbisoft falls on the larger end of the spectrum of software development partners that our readers have recommended in our ongoing survey. What started with three people in 2007 is now one of the most successful software companies in our region. Arbisoft is a manifestation of many of those ideas.

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How Project Management Apps Are Fostering Remote Working

Strategy Driven

The inter-connectivity of computers worldwide and the advent of project management apps and time-tracking software has made this possible. They owe a depth of gratitude to apps that have made the process of managing virtual teams less complex. You just finished reading How Project Management Apps Are Fostering Remote Working !

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Top 10 Project Management Mistakes You Should Avoid

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Top 10 Project Management Mistakes You Should Avoid I was recently studying the anatomy of failed/troubled projects and following came out as a learning. Starting project without 102% clarity (100% clarity on scope/technology and 2% knowledge of how you can add value).

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Picasso and Project Management

Strategy Driven

So what does any of this have to do with Project Management? The common theme from the above is with projects themselves. Just like art, there are projects that have major impacts on society, like the Sistine Chapel (Pyramids, Moon landings, etc.). While other types of projects are more the paint by numbers type.